Democrats Push for Automatic Voter Registration

Time: A group that includes former aides to President Obama are beginning a multimillion-dollar push to expand automatic voter registration and fight back against a nationwide Republican effort to tighten voting laws.

The Democratic group, called iVote and co-led by top aide to Obama’s campaigns Jeremy Bird, aims to make voter registration in the 50 states automatic when people apply for driver’s licenses or other identification cards. That money is coming both from grassroots fundraising and a number of larger donors.

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